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Table Of Contents

window frame background, status bar, title bar, application menu, toolbars,

and palettes.

■ Background Colors (Options dialog box, Display tab). You specify the

background colors used in the layout and Model tabs and the color used

for prompts and crosshairs.

■ UCS Icon and Crosshairs Cursor (Options dialog box, 3D Modeling tab).

You specify that the 3D display options and labels for the UCS icon can

be set in the 3D Modeling tab of the Options dialog box.

■ UCS Icon Style, Size, and Color (UCS Icon dialog box). You can control

the appearance of the UCS icon in model space and paper space.

■ Color Assignments for X, Y, and Z (Options dialog box, Display tab, Colors).

In 3D views, any interface elements that are associated with the UCS X, Y,

and Z axis use special color assignments. The X axis is colored or tinted

red, the Y axis is green, and the Z axis is blue. These tints can be turned on

or off in the Drawing Window Colors dialog box.

■ Clean Screen. You can expand the drawing display area to display only

the menu bar, status bar, and command window with the clean screen

button on the application status bar. Click the button again to restore the

previous setup.

■ View Transitions. You can control whether view transitions are smooth or

instantaneous when you pan, zoom, or change from one view to another

(VTOPTIONS command). The default is a smooth transition.

Tooltips

Several types of tooltips provide pop-up information for interaction with

toolbars, object snaps, and drafting operations.

You can view tooltips in toolbars, the application menu, the ribbon, and dialog

boxes. Initially, a basic tooltip is displayed. If you continue to hover, the

tooltip expands to display additional information. You can customize the

display and content of a tooltip.